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Free firewall config analyzer

Clean up your firewall config without the guesswork. Paste a policy export and we flag the risky, unused, shadowed, and duplicate rules — checked against vendor, NIST, and CISA hardening guidance — with a plain-English fix for each. Works with Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Fortinet, and SonicWall.

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No account required. Free to use. Your data is processed for this request only.

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Paste your config

PAN-OS, FortiGate, Firepower, or SonicWall export. Or load a sample to see what you'll get.

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We check it against best practice

Risky any-any rules, unused/stale rules, shadowed and duplicate rules, weak management exposure.

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Get a prioritized fix list

Plain-English findings you can act on, downloadable as Word, HTML, or PDF.

FAQ

Which firewalls are supported?

Palo Alto (PAN-OS), Cisco Firepower (FMC), Fortinet (FortiGate), and SonicWall. More vendors are added over time.

Do I need to upload anything or sign up?

No signup. Paste the config text or upload the file — it's analyzed for your request and not stored.

What does it actually check?

Overly-permissive rules, unused/stale rules, shadowed and duplicate rules, and management-plane exposure, mapped to vendor + NIST + CISA hardening guidance.

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